Underwater drone with capacity of fishing, rapidly moving and wireless remote control

ABSTRACT

An underwater drone is disclosed. The underwater drone includes a horizontal propeller module and a vertical propeller module to respectively provide a drone body with a horizontal proceeding force and a vertical lifting or diving force. The underwater drone includes a horizontal channel and a vertical channel, which allow the water to pass through for reducing resistance when the underwater drone moves forwards, upwards or downwards. The underwater drone is equipped with a buoy member with an antenna portion of a communication module disposed therein. The underwater drone is equipped with the fishing device, the fish finding device and the image capturing module. Therefore, the underwater drone is capable of fishing, rapidly moving and wireless remote control.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a continuation in part of PCT/CN2016/093121, filedon Aug. 3, 2016.

This application claims the benefit of CN 201710004597.0, which wasfiled on Jan. 4, 2017, and the benefit of CN 201720356181.0, which wasfiled on Apr. 6, 2017, and is incorporated herein by reference.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to an underwater drone, and moreparticularly, to an underwater drone with capacity of fishing, rapidlymoving and wireless remote control.

2. Description of the Prior Art

Recently, an underwater drone which is capable of diving and movingunderwater has been gradually in entertainment purpose of people's dailylife, such as taking photos and recording videos underwater. However,resistance of water resists the underwater drone from moving rapidly.Furthermore, the conventional underwater drone is equipped with a cableconnected therewith for communication with a shore remote control.However, the cable often wraps with water plants or is stuffed byobjects, such as stones, underwater, and the cable is not convenient forcarrying and storing. In addition, the conventional underwater drone isnot able to carry stuff, such as fishing equipment, which results inlack of entertainment.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Thus, the present invention provides an underwater drone with capacityof fishing, rapidly moving and wireless remote control for solving abovedrawbacks.

For the aforesaid purposes, the present invention aims at providing anunderwater drone with capacity of fishing. The underwater drone includesa drone body, a horizontal propeller module, a vertical propeller moduleand a fishing device. The drone body has a longitudinal axis, and thedrone body being arranged along the longitudinal axis. The horizontalpropeller module is disposed on the drone body and orientedsubstantially parallel to the longitudinal axis. The horizontalpropeller module is for driving the drone body to move along thelongitudinal axis or to rotate about a vertical axis perpendicular tothe longitudinal axis. The vertical propeller module is disposed on thedrone body and oriented substantially parallel to the vertical axis. Thevertical propeller module is for driving the drone body to rotate abouta lateral axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and the verticalaxis. The fishing device is disposed on the drone body. The fishingdevice is for fishing when the horizontal propeller module and thevertical propeller module cooperatively drive the drone body to alocation at which fish are.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the fishing deviceincludes a fishing rod and a fish catching member set. The fishing rodhas a rod body, a first connecting end and a second connecting endopposite to the first connecting end. The first connecting end isconnected to the drone body. The fish catching member set is connectedto the second connecting end and for catching the fish.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the fishing devicefurther includes a connecting member, a constraining member and a fixingmember. The connecting member is fixed on the drone body. Theconstraining member is disposed through the connecting member andconnected to the first connecting end. The fixing member is for fixingthe connecting member and the constraining member.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, an inner space withan opening is formed in the connecting member, a through hole is formedon the connecting member and communicates with the inner space, theconstraining member is disposed in the inner space via the opening, thefishing rod further has a protruding platform protruding from the firstconnecting end, the protruding platform abuts against the constrainingmember via the through hole, the fixing member connects the protrudingplatform and the constraining member.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the fishing rodfurther has a protruding flange protruding from the protruding platform.The connecting member includes a base portion and a head portion. Thebase portion is for fixing with the drone body. The head portion isconnected to the base portion. The head portion has a top wall. The topwall movably engages between the constraining member and the protrudingflange.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a firstconstraining slot is formed on the protruding platform, and a secondconstraining slot is formed on the drone body. The constraining memberhas a first constraining protrusion and a second constrainingprotrusion. The first constraining protrusion engages with the firstconstraining slot, and the second constraining protrusion engages withthe second constraining slot.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the fishing devicefurther comprises a floating member disposed on the rod body, a densityof the floating member being smaller than a density of water.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the fish catchingmember set includes a holding post, a fishing ball and a fishingline-hook assembly. The holding post protrudes from the secondconnecting end. The fishing ball is installed on the holding post. Thefishing line-hook assembly is wound on the fishing ball.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the underwaterdrone further includes a central processing unit disposed in the dronebody. The fishing device includes a device releasing unit, a devicecarrying unit and a fish catching member set. The device releasing unitis disposed on the drone body and coupled to the central processingunit. The device carrying unit is detachably disposed on the devicereleasing unit. The fish catching member set is installed on the devicecarrying unit and for catching the fish. The central processing unitdrives the device releasing unit to release the device carrying unit, soas to release the fish catching member set.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the devicereleasing unit is an electromagnetic module, and the device carryingunit is made of permeable material. The device releasing unit is turnedon to carry the device carrying unit by the central processing unit, andthe device releasing unit is turned off to release the device carryingunit by the central processing unit.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a connecting holeis formed on the device carrying unit, and the fish catching member setincludes a fish line and a fish hook. The fish line is connected to thedrone body and disposed through the connecting hole. The fish hook isconnected to the fish line.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the fish catchingmember set further includes a floating buoy installed on the fish line.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the underwaterdrone further includes a fish finding device installed on the drone bodyand for finding the location at which the fish are. The fish findingdevice includes a sonar module and a fish attracting module. The sonarmodule is for emitting sound waves and for receiving the reflected soundwaves. The fish attracting module is coupled with the sonar module, andthe fish attracting module illuminating for attracting the fish.

For the aforesaid purposes, the present invention aims at providing anunderwater drone with capacity of rapidly moving. The drone bodyincludes an upper casing assembly, a lower casing assembly and a dronekernel. The lower casing assembly is coupled with the upper casingassembly. An accommodating space is formed between the upper casingassembly and the lower casing assembly. The drone kernel is installed inthe accommodating space. The horizontal propeller module is installed onthe drone kernel and the vertical propeller module is installed on thedrone kernel. A side portion of the upper casing assembly, a sideportion of the lower casing assembly and the horizontal propeller modulecooperatively form a horizontal channel, and the horizontal channelallows liquids to pass through. An upper opening is formed on the uppercasing assembly. A lower opening is formed on the lower casing assembly.A kernel channel is formed on the drone kernel. The vertical propellermodule is installed inside the kernel channel. The upper opening, thelower opening and the kernel channel cooperatively form a verticalchannel, and the vertical channel allows the liquids to pass through.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the upper casingassembly includes a top housing and an upper lateral housing. The tophousing has a top channel structure located in a position correspondingto the horizontal propeller module. An upper portion of the horizontalchannel is surrounded by the top channel structure. The upper lateralhousing is for installing the top housing with the drone kernel. Theupper lateral housing has an upper liquid guiding portion. The upperliquid guiding portion is connected to a propeller frond end of thehorizontal propeller module and for guiding the liquids to the upperportion of the horizontal channel.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the lower casingassembly includes a bottom housing and a lower lateral housing. Thebottom housing has a bottom channel structure located in a positioncorresponding to the horizontal propeller module and the top channelstructure. A lower portion of the horizontal channel is surrounded bythe bottom channel structure. The lower lateral housing is forinstalling the bottom housing with the drone kernel. The lower lateralhousing has a lower liquid guiding portion corresponding to the upperliquid guiding portion. The lower liquid guiding portion is connected tothe propeller frond end of the horizontal propeller module and forguiding the liquids to the lower portion of the horizontal channel.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the upper casingassembly further includes an upper filter structure disposed in theupper opening and for filtering an object from entering the kernelchannel via the upper opening.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the lower casingassembly further includes a lower filter structure disposed in the loweropening and for filtering the object from entering the kernel channelvia the lower opening.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the drone body hasa drone front end and a drone rear end. The longitudinal axis passesthrough the drone front end and the drone rear end. A distance betweenthe horizontal propeller module and the drone rear end is smaller than adistance between the horizontal propeller module and the drone frontend. The vertical propeller module is disposed between the drone frontend and a gravity center of the underwater drone along the longitudinalaxis.

For the aforesaid purposes, the present invention aims at providing anunderwater drone with capacity of wireless remote control. Theunderwater drone includes a remote terminal, an image capturing module,a fish finding device, a communication module and a central processingunit. The image capturing module is disposed on the drone body, and theimage capturing module is for capturing images or recording videos. Thefish finding device is installed on the drone body and for finding thelocation at which the fish are. The fish finding device includes a sonarmodule and a fish attracting module. The sonar module is for emittingsound waves and for receiving the reflected sound waves. The fishattracting module is coupled with the sonar module, and the fishattracting module illuminates for attracting the fish. The communicationmodule is coupled with the drone body and for establishing communicationwith the remote terminal. The central processing unit is coupled withthe image capturing module, the fish finding device and thecommunication module. The central processing unit is for controlling theimage capturing module and the fish finding device according to thecommunication between the communication module and the remote terminal.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the underwaterdrone further includes a cable connects the drone body with the remoteterminal. The remote terminal is coupled with the communication moduleand the central processing unit via the cable.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the communicationmodule includes an antenna module, and the underwater drone furtherincludes a buoy member and a wire. The buoy member is separate from thedrone body and for being floated on a surface of water. The antennamodule is disposed in the buoy member. The wire connects the buoy memberwith the drone body. The antenna module is coupled to the centralprocessing unit via the wire.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the underwaterdrone further includes a wire rolling module installed on the dronebody. The wire rolling module is for rewinding or releasing the wire.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the wire rollingmodule includes a rolling device and a rolling controller. The rollingdevice is disposed on the drone body. The rolling controller is coupledto the rolling device and the central processing unit. The rollingcontroller is controlled by the central processing unit, so as to drivethe rolling device to rewind or release the wire.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the communicationmodule includes a global positioning system (GPS) module. The GPS moduleis disposed in the buoy member and coupled to the central processingunit. The GPS module is for receiving a satellite signal and for sendinga position message of the underwater drone to the remote terminal, andthe communication module is a wireless digital data link (DDL) module.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the underwaterdrone further includes an auto navigating module for receiving adestination message sent from the remote terminal. The auto navigatingmodule and the central processing unit control the horizontal propellermodule and the vertical propeller module to drive the drone body to adestination defined by the destination message according to thesatellite signal received by the GPS module.

In summary, the underwater drone of the present invention includes thehorizontal propeller module and the vertical propeller module torespectively provide the drone body with a horizontal proceeding forceand a vertical lifting or diving force. Furthermore, the underwaterdrone of the present invention includes the horizontal channel and thevertical channel, which allow the water to pass through for reducingresistance when the underwater drone moves forwards, upwards ordownwards. As a result, the underwater drone is capable of rapidlymoving. Furthermore, the underwater drone of the present invention canbe equipped with the buoy member with the antenna portion of thecommunication module disposed therein. As a result, the antenna portionof the communication module is able to establish the connection with theremote control in a wireless manner without being affected by signaldecay by water. Furthermore, the underwater drone of the presentinvention can be equipped with the fishing device, the fish findingdevice and the image capturing module. It allows the user to find fish,capture images or recording videos, and catch the fish, which results inincrease of interests of use of the underwater drone.

These and other objectives of the present invention will no doubt becomeobvious to those of ordinary skill in the art after reading thefollowing detailed description of the preferred embodiment that isillustrated in the various figures and drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a diagram of an underwater drone according to a firstembodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram of the underwater drone in another view according tothe first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an exploded diagram of the underwater drone according to thefirst embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an exploded diagram of the underwater drone in another viewaccording to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a side view of the underwater drone according to the firstembodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a further exploded diagram of the underwater drone accordingto the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a further exploded diagram of the underwater drone in anotherview according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating the underwater drone in an operatingstatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a functional block diagram illustrating the underwater dronein the operating status according to the first embodiment of the presentinvention.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an underwater drone in an operatingstatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a functional block diagram illustrating the underwater dronein the operating status according to the second embodiment of thepresent invention.

FIG. 12 is a diagram of an underwater drone according to a thirdembodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a diagram of an underwater drone according to a fourthembodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a diagram of an underwater drone according to a fifthembodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a diagram of an underwater drone according to a sixthembodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a diagram of a fishing device according to the sixthembodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is an exploded diagram of the fishing device according to thesixth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 18 is a sectional diagram of the fishing device according to thesixth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 19 is a partly sectional diagram of the fishing device according tothe sixth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 20 is a diagram of a constraining member according to the sixembodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 21 is a diagram of a fishing device according to another embodimentof the present invention.

FIG. 22 is a diagram of an underwater drone according to a seventhembodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 23 is a diagram of a device carrying unit according to the seventhembodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 24 is a diagram of a device releasing unit according to the seventhembodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

In the following detailed description of the embodiments, reference ismade to the accompanying drawings which form a part hereof, and in whichis shown by way of illustration specific embodiments in which theinvention may be practiced. In this regard, directional terminology,such as “top,” “bottom,” etc., is used with reference to the orientationof the Figure(s) being described. The components of the presentinvention can be positioned in a number of different orientations. Assuch, the directional terminology is used for purposes of illustrationand is in no way limiting. On the other hand, the drawings are onlyschematic and the sizes of components may be exaggerated for clarity. Itis to be understood that other embodiments may be utilized andstructural changes may be made without departing from the scope of thepresent invention. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology andterminology used herein is for the purpose of description and should notbe regarded as limiting. The use of “including,” “comprising,” or“having” and variations thereof herein is meant to encompass the itemslisted thereafter and equivalents thereof as well as additional items.Unless limited otherwise, the terms “connected,” and “installed” andvariations thereof herein are used broadly and encompass direct andindirect connections and installations. Accordingly, the drawings anddescriptions will be regarded as illustrative in nature and not asrestrictive.

Please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 4. FIG. 1 is a diagram of an underwaterdrone 1000 according to a first embodiment of the present invention.FIG. 2 is a diagram of the underwater drone 1000 in another viewaccording to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is anexploded diagram of the underwater drone 1000 according to the firstembodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is an exploded diagram ofthe underwater drone 1000 in another view according to the firstembodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 4, theunderwater drone 1000 includes a drone body 1, a horizontal propellermodule 2 and a vertical propeller module 3. The drone body 1 has alongitudinal axis X, and the drone body 1 is arranged along thelongitudinal axis X. In other words, the drone body 1 has a symmetricaxis (i.e., the longitudinal axis X), and a right-half portion of thedrone body 1 and a left-half portion of the drone body 1 are symmetricto each other relative to the longitudinal axis X.

Furthermore, the horizontal propeller module 2 is disposed on the dronebody 1 and oriented substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis X.When the underwater drone 1000 is put underwater, the horizontalpropeller module 2 is for driving the drone body 1 to move along thelongitudinal axis X. In other words, the horizontal propeller module 2is for driving the drone body 1 to move forwards (i.e., in a forwarddirection X1 along the longitudinal axis X) or backwards (i.e., in abackward direction X2 along the longitudinal axis X), and thelongitudinal axis X of the drone body 1 is analogy for a roll axis of anairplane. In addition, the drone body 1 has a drone front end 10 and adrone rear end 11, and the longitudinal axis X passes through the dronefront end 10 and the drone rear end 11.

Alternatively, the horizontal propeller module 2 is for driving torotate about a vertical axis Y perpendicular to the longitudinal axis X.In this embodiment, an amount of the horizontal propeller module 2 istwo, i.e., the horizontal propeller module 2 can include a lefthorizontal propeller module 21 and a right horizontal propeller module22, and the left horizontal propeller module 21 is identical to theright propeller module 22. In practical application, the underwaterdrone 1000 has a central processing unit (details of the centralprocessing unit is introduced later), which is coupled to the lefthorizontal propeller module 21 and the right horizontal propeller module22 of the horizontal propeller module 2. The central processing unit isable to control the left horizontal propeller module 21 to work in afirst power and control the right horizontal propeller module 22 to workin a second power different from the first power, which results inrotation of the drone body 1 about the vertical axis Y perpendicular tothe longitudinal axis X. The vertical axis Y is analogy for a yaw axisof the airplane.

Furthermore, the vertical propeller module 3 disposed on the drone body1 and oriented substantially parallel to the vertical axis Y. Thevertical propeller module 3 is for driving the drone body to rotateabout a lateral axis Z perpendicular to the longitudinal axis X and thevertical axis Y. The lateral axis Z is analogy for a pitch axis of theairplane. Please refer to FIG. 5. FIG. 5 is a side view of theunderwater drone 1000 according to the first embodiment of the presentinvention. As shown in FIG. 5, a distance D1 between the horizontalpropeller module 2 and the drone rear end 11 is smaller than a distanceD2 between the horizontal propeller module 2 and the drone front end 10.The vertical propeller module 3 is disposed between the drone front end10 and a gravity center G of the underwater drone 1000 along thelongitudinal axis X. In other words, the vertical propeller module 3 isdisposed closer to the drone front end 10 than the drone rear end 11.The disposal of the vertical propeller module 3 between the drone frontend 10 and the gravity center G of the underwater drone 1000 leads thedrone front end 10 to move upwardly or downwardly in advance. As aresult, setting the vertical propeller module 3 between the drone frontend 10 and the gravity center G of the underwater drone 1000 helps theunderwater drone 1000 to perform upward movement and downward movement.

Please refer to FIG. 6 and FIG. 7. FIG. 6 is a further exploded diagramof the underwater drone 1000 according to the first embodiment of thepresent invention. FIG. 7 is a further exploded diagram of theunderwater drone 1000 in another view according to the first embodimentof the present invention. As shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, the drone body1 includes an upper casing assembly 7, a lower casing assembly 8 and adrone kernel 9. The lower casing assembly 8 is coupled with the uppercasing assembly 7, and an accommodating space S is formed between theupper casing assembly 7 and the lower casing assembly 8. The dronekernel 9 is installed in the accommodating space S. In this embodiment,the horizontal propeller module 2 is installed on the drone kernel 9,and the vertical propeller module 3 is installed on the drone kernel 9.

Furthermore, a side portion 71 of the upper casing assembly 7, a sideportion 81 of the lower casing assembly 8 and the horizontal propellermodule 2 cooperatively form a horizontal channel A, and the horizontalchannel A allows liquids to pass through. An upper opening 70 is formedon the upper casing assembly 7, a lower opening 80 is formed on thelower casing assembly 8, and a kernel channel 90 is formed on the dronekernel 9. The vertical propeller module 3 is installed inside the kernelchannel 90. The upper opening 70, the lower opening 80 and the kernelchannel 90 cooperatively form a vertical channel B, and the verticalchannel B allows the liquids to pass through.

Furthermore, the upper casing assembly 7 includes a top housing 72 andan upper lateral housing 73. The top housing 72 has a top channelstructure 720 located in a position corresponding to the horizontalpropeller module 2, and an upper portion of the horizontal channel A issurrounded by the top channel structure 720. The upper lateral housing73 is for installing the top housing 72 with the drone kernel 9. Theupper lateral housing 73 has an upper liquid guiding portion 730, andthe upper liquid guiding portion 730 is connected to a propeller frondend 20 of the horizontal propeller module 2 and for guiding the liquidsto the upper portion of the horizontal channel A.

Furthermore, the lower casing assembly 8 includes a bottom housing 82and a lower lateral housing 83. The bottom housing 82 has a bottomchannel structure 820 located in a position corresponding to thehorizontal propeller module 2 and the top channel structure 720. A lowerportion of the horizontal channel A is surrounded by the bottom channelstructure 820. The lower lateral housing 83 is for installing the bottomhousing 82 with the drone kernel 9. The lower lateral housing 83 has alower liquid guiding portion 830 corresponding to the upper liquidguiding portion 730. The lower liquid guiding portion 830 is connectedto the propeller frond end 20 of the horizontal propeller module 2 andfor guiding the liquids to the lower portion of the horizontal channelA.

In summary, the underwater drone 1000 of the present invention has thehorizontal channel A and the vertical channel B. Therefore, when thedrone body 1 is driven to move along the longitudinal axis X, i.e., whenthe drone body 1 is driven to move forwards or backwards, part of theliquids passes through the horizontal channel A, which reducesresistance of liquid and facilitates movement of the underwater drone1000 along the longitudinal axis X. On the other hand, when the dronebody 1 is driven to move along the vertical axis Y, i.e., when the dronebody 1 is driven to move upwards or downwards, part of the liquidspasses through the vertical channel B, which reduces resistance ofliquid and facilitates movement of the underwater drone 1000 along thevertical axis Y. In such a manner, the underwater drone 1000 of thepresent invention enables rapidly underwater movement.

It should be noticed that the top housing 72 has a top stabilizerstructure 721 and the bottom housing 82 has a bottom stabilizerstructure 821. The top stabilizer structure 721 and the bottomstabilizer structure 821 respectively has a shape that reduces drag whenthe underwater drone 1000 moves through water, so as to stabilize thedrone body 1 of the underwater drone 1000. Furthermore, a density of theunderwater drone 1000 is designed to be substantially identical to adensity of water, which facilitates the underwater drone 1000 to diveinto the water, i.e., the downward direction along the vertical axis Y.In this embodiment, a leak hole S1 is formed on at least one of the tophousing 72 and the bottom housing 82. Furthermore, the leak hole S1 isfor discharging air inside the accommodating space S, which facilitatesto reduce buoyancy of the underwater drone 1000. In such a manner, ithelps the underwater drone 1000 to dive into the water.

In this embodiment, the upper casing assembly 7 further includes anupper filter structure 74, and the lower casing assembly 8 furtherincludes a lower filter structure 84. The upper filter structure 74 isdisposed in the upper opening 70 and for filtering an object, such aswater plants and so on, from entering the kernel channel 90 via theupper opening 70. The lower filter structure 84 is disposed in the loweropening 80 and for filtering the object from entering the kernel channel90 via the lower opening 80. As a result, the upper filter structure 74and the lower filter structure 84 cooperatively prevent the object fromdamaging the vertical propeller module 3 via the kernel channel 90.

Please refer to FIG. 1, FIG. 2, FIG. 8 and FIG. 9. FIG. 8 is a diagramillustrating the underwater drone 1000 in an operating status accordingto the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9 is a functionalblock diagram illustrating the underwater drone 1000 in the operatingstatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention. Asshown in FIG. 1, FIG. 2, FIG. 8 and FIG. 9, the underwater drone 1000further includes an image capturing module K, a fish finding device 5, acommunication module E and a central processing unit 6. The imagecapturing module K is disposed on the drone body 1 and for capturingimages or recording videos. The fish finding device 5 is installed onthe drone body 1 and for finding the location at which the fish are. Thefish finding device 5 includes a sonar module 50 and a fish attractingmodule 51. The sonar module 50 is for emitting sound waves and forreceiving the reflected sound waves, so that the sonar module 50 is ableto obtain whether there is the fish and a distance in between the fishand the drone body 1. The fish attracting module 51 is coupled with thesonar module 50. In this embodiment, the fish attracting module 51 canbe an illuminating module, e.g., the fish attracting module 51 can beequipped with Light Emitting Diode (LED) for emitting light. Since thefish has phototropism, the fish tends to be attracted by the light whichis emitted from the fish attracting module 51 (i.e., the illuminatingmodule), so that the fish attracting module 51 is used for illuminatingfor attracting the fish.

It should be noticed that designs of the fish attracting module 51 ofthe present invention is not limited to those mentioned above. Forexample, the fish attracting module 51 can include a simulated bait,such as a top water bait, a plug, a jerk bait, a crank bait and so on.In addition, the simulated bait can be designed to distribute flavor orproduce sound, so as to enhance fish attracting effect of the fishattracting module 51.

Furthermore, the communication module E is coupled with the drone body 1and for establishing communication with the remote terminal C, and thecentral processing unit 6 is coupled with the image capturing module K,the fish finding device 5 and the communication module E. The centralprocessing unit 6 is for controlling the image capturing module K andthe fish finding device 5 according to the communication between thecommunication module E and the remote terminal C. In such a manner, auser is able to control the underwater drone 1000 by utilizing theremote terminal C to establishing the communication with thecommunication module E of the underwater drone 1000, so that the user isable to control the fish finding device 5 to find the location at whichthe fish are, control the underwater drone 1000 to proceed to thelocation at which the fish are, and further control the image capturingmodule K to capture photos or recording videos of the fish, whichenhances interests of use of the underwater drone 1000.

In this embodiment, the underwater drone 1000 can further include acable I. The cable I connects the drone body 1 with the remote terminalC, and the remote terminal C is coupled with the communication module Eand the central processing unit 6 via the cable I. In other words, theremote terminal C is coupled with the communication module E and thecentral processing unit 6 in a wired manner, but the connecting mannerbetween the remote terminal C and the underwater drone 1000 of thepresent invention is not limited thereto.

Please refer to FIG. 10 and FIG. 11. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustratingan underwater drone 2000 in an operating status according to a secondembodiment of the present invention. FIG. 11 is a functional blockdiagram illustrating the underwater drone 2000 in the operating statusaccording to the second embodiment of the present invention. As shown inFIG. 10 and FIG. 11, the major difference between the underwater drone2000 and the aforesaid underwater drone 1000 is that the communicationmodule E of the underwater drone 2000 includes an antenna module E0. Theantenna module E0 is used for establishing the communication between thecommunication module E and the remote terminal C. In other words, inthis embodiment, the remote terminal C is coupled with the communicationmodule E and the central processing unit 6 in a wireless manner.

Furthermore, the underwater drone 2000 further includes a buoy member Fand a wire J. The buoy member F is separate from the drone body 1 andfor being floated on a surface of water, and the antenna module E0 isdisposed in the buoy member F. The wire J connects the buoy member Fwith the drone body 1, and the antenna module E0 is coupled to thecentral processing unit 6 via the wire J. In such a manner, the antennamodule E0 floats on the surface of the water with the buoy member F,which facilitates the communication between the antenna module E0 andthe remote terminal C without decaying of transmitting of signalsbetween the communication module E and the remote terminal C due toresistance of the water.

It should be noticed that designs of the buoy member F of the presentinvention is not limited to those mentioned above, i.e., the buoy memberF is not limited be floated on the surface of water. For example, thebuoy member F can be placed on an object, such as a tree, on a shore ofthe water, or alternatively, the buoy member F can be placed on a boaton which the user is. In other words, designs that the buoy member F isseparate from the drone body 1 and is able to be separate from the wateras the buoy member F is in use are within the scope of the presentinvention.

As shown in FIG. 10 and FIG. 11, the communication module E includes aglobal positioning system (GPS) module E1. The GPS module E1 is disposedin the buoy member F and coupled to the central processing unit 6. Sincethe GPS module E1 is disposed in the buoy member F, the GPS module E1 isable to float on the surface of the water with the buoy member F, sothat the GPS module is able to receive a satellite signal E2 from asatellite and transmit the satellite signal E2 to the communicationmodule E and the central processing unit 6 for positioning theunderwater drone 2000. When the underwater drone 1000 is positioned, thecommunication module E and the central processing unit 6 are able tosend a position message E3 of the underwater drone 2000 to the remoteterminal C via the communication in between the remote terminal C andthe antenna module E0. In other words, the GPS module E1 is for receivethe satellite signal E2 for the positioning of the underwater drone 2000due to the disposal of the GPS module E1 with the buoy member F, andfurther for sending the position message E3 of the underwater drone 2000to the remote terminal C. In this embodiment, the communication module Eis a wireless digital data link (DDL) module, which is able to transmitimage data and digit data via a single wireless connection.

In this embodiment, the underwater drone 2000 can further include anauto navigating module H. When the central processing unit 6 receivesthe position message E3 of underwater drone 2000 via the globalpositioning system (GPS) module E1, the user is able to set up apredetermined destination message via connection between the remoteterminal C and an internet. Furthermore, the user is further able tosend the destination message to the central processing unit 6. When thecentral processing unit 6 receives the destination message from theremote terminal C, the auto navigating module H and the centralprocessing unit 6 cooperatively control the horizontal propeller module2 and the vertical propeller module 3 to drive the drone body 1 to adestination defined by the destination message according to thesatellite signal E2 received by the GPS module E1. Components withdenoted in this embodiment identical to those in the aforesaidembodiment have identical structures and functions, and furtherdescription is omitted herein for simplicity.

Please refer to FIG. 12. FIG. 12 is a diagram of an underwater drone3000 according to a third embodiment of the present invention. As shownin FIG. 12, the major difference between the underwater drone 3000 andthe aforesaid underwater drone 2000 is that the underwater drone 3000further includes a wire rolling module L. The wire rolling module L isinstalled on the drone body 1, and the wire rolling module L is forrewinding or releasing the wire J. In this embodiment, the wire rollingmodule L includes a rolling device L0 and a rolling controller L1. Therolling device L0 is disposed on the drone body 1 and protrudes from asurface of the drone body 1. The rolling controller L1 is coupled to therolling device L0 and the central processing unit 6. The rollingcontroller L1 is controlled by the central processing unit 6, so as todrive the rolling device L0 to rewind or release the wire J.

In this embodiment, the underwater drone 3000 can further include adepth sensor for sensing a depth in which the underwater drone 3000dives into the water. Accordingly, the central processing unit 6 of theunderwater drone 3000 is able to control the rolling controller L1 todrive the rolling device L0 to rewind or release the wire J. Forexample, when the underwater drone 3000 is controlled by the remoteterminal C to dive deeper, i.e., when the distance between theunderwater drone 3000 and the surface of the water increases, thecentral processing unit 6 of the underwater drone 3000 controls therolling controller L1 to drive the rolling device L0 to release the wireJ. On the other hand, when the underwater drone 3000 is controlled bythe remote terminal C to lift, i.e., when the distance between theunderwater drone 3000 and the surface of the water decreases, thecentral processing unit 6 of the underwater drone 3000 controls therolling controller L1 to drive the rolling device L0 to rewind the wireJ. As a result, a length of the wire J varies with the distance betweenthe surface of the water and the underwater drone 3000, so as to keepthe wire J in a proper length for avoiding the redundant length of thewire J from entangling by objects, such as water plants and so on.Components with denoted in this embodiment identical to those in theaforesaid embodiment have identical structures and functions, andfurther description is omitted herein for simplicity.

Please refer to FIG. 13. FIG. 13 is a diagram of an underwater drone4000 according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. As shownin FIG. 13, the major difference between the underwater drone 4000 andthe aforesaid underwater drone 3000 is that there is a cavity 12 formedon the drone body 1 of the underwater drone 4000, and the rolling deviceL0 of the wire rolling module L is disposed inside the cavity 12 insteadof protruding from the surface of the drone body 1, which avoids therolling device L0 from damage due to collision of the rolling device L0with the objects, such as water plants and so on. Components withdenoted in this embodiment identical to those in the aforesaidembodiment have identical structures and functions, and furtherdescription is omitted herein for simplicity.

Please refer to FIG. 14. FIG. 14 is a diagram of an underwater drone5000 according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention. As shownin FIG. 14, the major difference between the underwater drone 5000 andthe aforesaid underwater drone 4000 is that a cavity 12′ of theunderwater drone 5000 includes a first concave portion 120 and a secondconcave portion 121 communicating with the first concave portion 120.The rolling device L0 of the wire rolling module L of the underwaterdrone 5000 is disposed inside the second concave portion 121, and ashape of the first concave portion 120 corresponds to a shape of thebuoy member F of the underwater drone 5000. As a result, when therolling device L0 rewinds the wire J to retract the buoy member F ontothe drone body 1, the buoy member F is able to fit in the first concaveportion 120, so as to keep outfit of the drone body 1 when the buoymember F is retracted. Components with denoted in this embodimentidentical to those in the aforesaid embodiment have identical structuresand functions, and further description is omitted herein for simplicity.

It should be noticed that ways of the wire rolling module L to releaseor rewind the wire J is not limited to those illustrated in figures ofthis embodiment. For example, the wire rolling module L is able torelease or rewind the wire in a manual manner, i.e., the wire rollingmodule L can include the rolling device L0 only without the rollingcontroller L1, so that the wire rolling module L (i.e., the rollingdevice L0) is operated by user directly. Ways of disposal of the rollingdevice L0 and the drone body 1 can adopt the designs of the underwaterdrone 5000 of the fifth embodiment. In other words, and the rollingdevice L0 (i.e., the wire rolling module L) is disposed in the secondconcave portion 121, and the first concave portion 120 is for containingthe buoy member F when the buoy member F is retracted by the rollingdevice L0 according to the operation of the user.

The ways of disposal of the rolling device L0 and the drone body 1 isnot limited to those mentioned above. For example, the rolling device L0can be designed to be floated on the surface of water, and the wire Jconnects the rolling device L0 and the drone body 1. When the underwaterdrone equipped with the rolling device L0 in the aforesaid floatingdesign is controlled to dive deeper, the underwater drone rolls therolling device L0 floated on the surface of the water, so as to releasethe wire J. On the other hand, when the underwater drone equipped withthe rolling device L0 in the aforesaid floating design is controlled tolift, the rolling device L0 is operated manually by the user to rewindthe wire J.

Please refer to FIG. 15. FIG. 15 is a diagram of an underwater drone6000 according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention. As shownin FIG. 15, the major difference between the underwater drone 6000 andthe aforesaid underwater drone 1000 is that the underwater drone 6000further includes a fishing device 4. The fishing device 4 is disposed onthe drone body. When the fish finding device 5 finds the location atwhich the fish are, the horizontal propeller module 2 and the verticalpropeller module 3 cooperatively drive the drone body 1 to the location.In the meanwhile, the fishing device 4 is for fishing when thehorizontal propeller module 2 and the vertical propeller module 3cooperatively drive the drone body 1 to the location at which the fishare.

Please refer to FIG. 15 to FIG. 19. FIG. 16 is a diagram of the fishingdevice 4 according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention.FIG. 17 is an exploded diagram of the fishing device 4 according to thesixth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 18 is a sectionaldiagram of the fishing device 4 according to the sixth embodiment of thepresent invention. FIG. 19 is a partly sectional diagram of the fishingdevice 4 according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention. Asshown in FIG. 15 to FIG. 19, the fishing device 4 includes a fishing rod40 and a fish catching member set 41. The fishing rod 40 has a rod body401, a first connecting end 402 and a second connecting end 403 oppositeto the first connecting end 402, and the first connecting end 402 isconnected to the drone body 1. The fish catching member set 41 isconnected to the second connecting end 403 and for catching the fish.

Furthermore, the fishing device 4 further includes a connecting member42, a constraining member 43 and a fixing member 44. The connectingmember 42 is fixed on the drone body 1. The constraining member 43 isdisposed through the connecting member 42 and connected to the firstconnecting end 402. The fixing member 44 is for fixing the connectingmember 42 and the constraining member 43. An inner space 420 with anopening 421 is formed in the connecting member 42, and a through hole422 is formed on the connecting member 42 and communicates with theinner space 420. The constraining member 43 is disposed in the innerspace 420 via the opening 421 for assembly with the connecting member42.

Furthermore, the fishing rod 40 further has a protruding platform 404protruding from the first connecting end 402. During assembly of thefishing rod 40, the connecting member 42 and the constraining member 43,the protruding platform 404 of the fishing rod 40 abuts against theconstraining member 43 via the through hole 422, and then the fixingmember 43 connects the protruding platform 404 and the constrainingmember 43. In this embodiment, the fixing member 43 is a screwcomponent, i.e., the protruding platform 404 of the fishing rod 40 andthe constraining member 43 are connected to each other in a screwedmanner.

As shown in FIG. 15 to FIG. 19, the fishing rod 40 further has aprotruding flange 405. The protruding flange 405 protrudes from aperiphery of the protruding platform 404 and spaced from an end of theprotruding platform 404 by a distance. Furthermore, the connectingmember 42 includes a base portion 423 and a head portion 424. The baseportion 423 is for fixing with the drone body 1. The head portion 424 isconnected to the base portion 423. The head portion 424 has a top wall425, wherein the through hole 422 is formed on the top wall 425. Whenthe protruding platform 404 of the fishing rod 40 and the constrainingmember 43 are connected to each other in a screwed manner, the top wall425 movably engages between the constraining member 43 and theprotruding flange 405. In other words, since the protruding flange 405is spaced from the end of the protruding platform 404 by the distance,it allows the top wall 425 of the connecting member 42 to be movablyengaged between the protruding flange 405 and the constraining member 43when the protruding platform 404 of the fishing rod 40 is connected tothe constraining member 43 by the fixing member 44.

In this embodiment, the base portion 423 of the connecting member 42 canhas a threaded structure. The threaded structure is used for screwingwith the drone body 1, which results in fixing of the connecting member42 and the drone body 1. In other words, during assembly the fishingdevice 4 and the drone body 1 of the underwater drone 6000, theconnecting member 42 sheathes on the protruding platform 404 of thefishing rod 40 by the through hole 422, meanwhile, the protrudingplatform 404 is disposed through the connecting member 42 via thethrough hole 422, and the end of the protruding platform 404 abutsagainst the constraining member 43. Afterwards, the fixing member 44 isutilized for fixing the constraining member 43 with the protrudingplatform 404 of the fishing rod 40, which enables the top wall 425 ofthe connecting member 42 to be movably engaged between the protrudingflange 405 of the fishing rod 40 and the constraining member 43.Finally, the base portion 423 is screwed onto the drone body 1 forsecure the connecting member 42 and the drone body 1.

Please refer to FIG. 19 and FIG. 20. FIG. 20 is a diagram of theconstraining member 43 according to the six embodiment of the presentinvention. As shown in FIG. 19 and FIG. 20, a first constraining slot406 is formed on the protruding platform 404, and a second constrainingslot 407 is formed on the drone body 1. The constraining member 43 has afirst constraining protrusion 430 and a second constraining protrusion431. The first constraining protrusion 430 is used for engaging with thefirst constraining slot 406, so that the constraining member 43 isconstrained from rotating relative to the fishing rod 40. The secondconstraining protrusion 431 is used for engaging with the secondconstraining slot 407, so that the constraining member 43 is constrainedfrom rotating relative to the drone body 1.

As shown in FIG. 17 and FIG. 18, the fish catching member set 41includes a holding post 410, a fishing ball 411 and a fishing line-hookassembly 412. The holding post 410 protrudes from the second connectingend 403 of the fishing rod 40 and for engages with the fishing ball 411,so that the fishing ball 411 is able to bed installed on the holdingpost 410. The fishing line-hook assembly 412 is wound on the fishingball 411. In such a manner, the fish catching member set 41 is able tofish by utilizing the fishing line-hook assembly 412. Please refer toFIG. 21. FIG. 21 is a diagram of a fishing device 4′ according toanother embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 21, themajor difference between the fishing device 4′ and the aforesaid fishingdevice 4 is that the fishing device 4′ further includes a plurality offloating members 45. The floating members 45 are disposed on the rodbody 401 of the fishing rod 40. A density of the floating member 45 issmaller than a density of water. Accordingly, when the fishing device 4′dives into the water, the floating members 45 helps provide the rod body401 with buoyancy.

Please refer to FIG. 22. FIG. 22 is a diagram of an underwater drone7000 according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention. Asshown in FIG. 22, the major difference between the underwater drone 7000and the aforesaid underwater drone 6000 is that a fishing device 4″ ofthe underwater drone 7000 includes a device releasing unit 46, a devicecarrying unit 47 and a fish catching member set 41′. The devicereleasing unit 46 is disposed on the drone body 1 and coupled to thecentral processing unit 6. The device carrying unit 47 is detachablydisposed on the device releasing unit 46. The fish catching member set41′ is installed on the device carrying unit 47 and for catching thefish.

Furthermore, the device releasing unit 46 is an electromagnetic module,and the device carrying unit 47 is made of permeable material.Accordingly, when the central processing unit 6 controls the devicereleasing unit 46 to be turned on, the device releasing unit 46 is ableto attract the device carrying unit 47 for carrying the device carryingunit 47. On the other hand, when the central processing unit 6 controlsthe device releasing unit 46 to be turned off, the device releasing unit46 distracts the device carrying unit 47 for releasing the devicecarrying unit 47. In such a manner, the central processing unit 6 isable to drive the device releasing unit 46 to release the devicecarrying unit 47, so as to release the fish catching member set 41′ forcatching the fish.

Please refer to FIG. 23 and FIG. 24. FIG. 23 is a diagram of the devicecarrying unit 47 according to the seventh embodiment of the presentinvention. FIG. 24 is a diagram of the device releasing unit 46according to the seventh embodiment of the present invention. As shownin FIG. 23 and FIG. 24, a connecting hole 470 is formed on the devicecarrying unit 47, and the fish catching member set 41′ includes a fishline 413 and a fish hook 414. The fish line 413 is connected to thedrone body 1 and disposed through the connecting hole 470, which enablesconnection of the fish line 413 and the drone body 1 via the devicecarrying unit 47. Namely, when the device releasing unit 46 is turnedoff, the fish line 413 with the fish hook 414 is released withseparation of the device carrying unit 47 from the device releasing unit46. It should be noticed that the fish catching member set 41′ canfurther include a floating buoy 45, and the floating buoy 45 isinstalled on the fish line 413. When the floating buoy 45 floats on thesurface of the water, the floating buoy 45 allows the user to tell wherethe underwater drone 7000 is.

Compared to the prior art, the underwater drone of the present inventionincludes the horizontal propeller module and the vertical propellermodule to respectively provide the drone body with a horizontalproceeding force and a vertical lifting or diving force. Furthermore,the underwater drone of the present invention includes the horizontalchannel and the vertical channel, which allow the water to pass throughfor reducing resistance when the underwater drone moves forwards,upwards or downwards. As a result, the underwater drone is capable ofrapidly moving. Furthermore, the underwater drone of the presentinvention can be equipped with the buoy member with the antenna portionof the communication module disposed therein. As a result, the antennaportion of the communication module is able to establish the connectionwith the remote control in a wireless manner without being affected bysignal decay by water. Furthermore, the underwater drone of the presentinvention can be equipped with the fishing device, the fish findingdevice and the image capturing module. It allows the user to find fish,capture images or recording videos, and catch the fish, which results inincrease of interests of use of the underwater drone.

Those skilled in the art will readily observe that numerousmodifications and alterations of the device and method may be made whileretaining the teachings of the invention. Accordingly, the abovedisclosure should be construed as limited only by the metes and boundsof the appended claims.

What is claimed is:
 1. An underwater drone with capacity of rapidlymoving, comprising: a drone body with a longitudinal axis, the dronebody being arranged along the longitudinal axis, the drone bodycomprising: an upper casing assembly; a lower casing assembly coupledwith the upper casing assembly, an accommodating space being formedbetween the upper casing assembly and the lower casing assembly; and adrone kernel installed in the accommodating space; a horizontalpropeller module disposed on the drone body and oriented substantiallyparallel to the longitudinal axis, the horizontal propeller module beingfor driving the drone body to move along the longitudinal axis or torotate about a vertical axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis; anda vertical propeller module disposed on the drone body and orientedsubstantially parallel to the vertical axis, the vertical propellermodule being for driving the drone body to rotate a lateral axisperpendicular to the longitudinal axis and the vertical axis; whereinthe horizontal propeller module is installed on the drone kernel and thevertical propeller module is installed on the drone kernel; wherein aside portion of the upper casing assembly, a side portion of the lowercasing assembly and the horizontal propeller module cooperatively form ahorizontal channel, and the horizontal channel allows liquids to passthrough; wherein an upper opening is formed on the upper casingassembly, a lower opening is formed on the lower casing assembly, akernel channel is formed on the drone kernel, the vertical propellermodule is installed inside the kernel channel, the upper opening, thelower opening and the kernel channel cooperatively form a verticalchannel, and the vertical channel allows the liquids to pass through. 2.The underwater drone of claim 1, wherein the upper casing assemblycomprises: a top housing having a top channel structure located in aposition corresponding to the horizontal propeller module, an upperportion of the horizontal channel being surrounded by the top channelstructure; and an upper lateral housing for installing the top housingwith the drone kernel, the upper lateral housing having an upper liquidguiding portion, the upper liquid guiding portion being connected to apropeller frond end of the horizontal propeller module and for guidingthe liquids to the upper portion of the horizontal channel.
 3. Theunderwater drone of claim 2, wherein the lower casing assemblycomprises: a bottom housing having a bottom channel structure located ina position corresponding to the horizontal propeller module and the topchannel structure, a lower portion of the horizontal channel beingsurrounded by the bottom channel structure; and a lower lateral housingfor installing the bottom housing with the drone kernel, the lowerlateral housing having a lower liquid guiding portion corresponding tothe upper liquid guiding portion, the lower liquid guiding portion beingconnected to the propeller frond end of the horizontal propeller moduleand for guiding the liquids to the lower portion of the horizontalchannel.
 4. The underwater drone of claim 1, wherein the upper casingassembly further comprises: an upper filter structure disposed in theupper opening and for filtering an object from entering the kernelchannel via the upper opening.
 5. The underwater drone of claim 4,wherein the lower casing assembly further comprises: a lower filterstructure disposed in the lower opening and for filtering the objectfrom entering the kernel channel via the lower opening.
 6. Theunderwater drone of claim 1, wherein the drone body has a drone frontend and a drone rear end, the longitudinal axis passes through the dronefront end and the drone rear end, a distance between the horizontalpropeller module and the drone rear end is smaller than a distancebetween the horizontal propeller module and the drone front end, thevertical propeller module is disposed between the drone front end and agravity center of the underwater drone along the longitudinal axis. 7.The underwater drone of claim 1, further comprising: a remote terminal;an image capturing module disposed on the drone body, the imagecapturing module being for capturing images or recording videos; a fishfinding device installed on the drone body and for finding the locationat which fish are, the fish finding device comprising: a sonar modulefor emitting sound waves and for receiving the reflected sound waves;and a fish attracting module coupled with the sonar module, the fishattracting module illuminating for attracting the fish; a communicationmodule coupled with the drone body and for establishing communicationwith the remote terminal; and a central processing unit coupled with theimage capturing module, the fish finding device and the communicationmodule, the central processing unit being for controlling the imagecapturing module and the fish finding device according to thecommunication between the communication module and the remote terminal.8. The underwater drone of claim 7, further comprising: a cableconnecting the drone body with the remote terminal, the remote terminalbeing coupled with the communication module and the central processingunit via the cable.